I woke up, as usual, walked Elsa, did my oil rinse, washed the dishes from last night, and made the Juice Plus smoothie. I sat down to drink my two cups of water and played a few games of FreeCell – which made me leave a bit later than I usually do.
I was the first to arrive at the Bikram studio even though I was on the late side; there was only one other student in the class. When the class started, there were only three students. JJ said that the Bikram Express class, which was coming up next and is an hour-long instead of the standard 90 minutes, would probably be packed.
After class, I stopped off at The Club to clean out Mike’s locker. I was told to ask for Jason. He was at the front desk. I told him I was Mike Ross’s wife. At first, he didn’t hear what I said; I had to repeat it. Then he stood up to hug me. It’s Hawaii; thank God. I thought he would just direct me to the locker and let me clean it out. As I think about it, the locker was probably in the men’s locker room, and no one would be too happy to see me wandering around in there. Because I was parked in a handicapped parking spot, I sat in the car waiting. Jason took much longer than I expected. When he came out, he had a 13 gal garbage bag full of stuff. Was I going to find any surprises?
When I got home, I emptied the bag. I found 4 clean polo shirts that were too ripped to wear anywhere else, two towels, swimming goggles, and a brand new pair of athletic shoes. Mike had to buy shoes two sizes larger than his usual size because of the fluid retention caused by his kidney disease. I threw the shirts out; couldn’t possibly give those to a charity. No one is that desperate.
I showered, boiled 2 pots for weeds, played FreeCell, sent one blog out, and made notes for the day. In case you’re wondering how I can remember what I did a week ago. I cheat. I write down notes and whole paragraphs for each day as it occurs. My memory is not that good.
I set the alarm for 2:30 because I was expecting my student at 3. I woke up at 2. Good thing because she arrived at 2:30 instead of 3. She did remarkably well. I am seeing a significant improvement in her reading, even though her word recognition skills are not consistent yet. She still makes mistakes on words that are in the first sight word list.
I did some work on the blog. Yvette’s friend, Steve, stopped by to drop off Scott’s sweaty mat, towel, and shorts from Bikram for Yvette. Scott has regularly been coming to class but has a few obstacles to overcome. He doesn’t have a car and lives in Holualoa. He doesn’t have a washer or dryer, and he lives at a height were it rains a lot. Clothes don’t dry on an outdoor line, if anywhere. Therefore, Yvette picks him up for class and washes the stuff he needs, and often drives him home again. He can get to the studio by bike because it’s all downhill. But, on the way back home, it’s all uphill. That’s a little too much.
I did some work on the blog. Yvette called to tell me that the friend who was supposed to stay here last night but didn’t, would be staying tonight. She was on her way over. Yvette was at the beach and would be home shortly. Besides being a good friend to many people, Yvette is a one-woman social service provider, glad to be behind the scenes back up as she puts people up in my part of the house. I have much more room than she and Josh do downstairs.
The woman arrived and was immediately approached by Elsa. “How cute!” Elsa brought her balls to throw. At first, she was delicate in her throwing. I told her to bounce the ball off the walls and throw it down the 20-foot hallway. Boy, had she underestimated Elsa. When Yvette came home, she came in the greet her friend. Elsa immediately put her feet up on her leg, asking for attention. Yvette said, “Yes, Elsa. I understand,” in a somewhat worn-out voice. The difference between her friend’s reaction and Yvette was a scream. Elsa will ask for attention 24/7 if you don’t make it clear you’re not available to serve her 24/7. I can do that, and then she sits quietly near me or actually on the chair with me. She is a good girl. She’s not needy so much as she knows what she enjoys and is persistent.
I walked Elsa, ate a dinner of salad, a slice of buttered bread, and a vegetarian soup along with my nightly freshly squeezed limeade. I have a lime tree in my garden, which supplies me for most of the year. The rest of the time, I buy lemons from Costco. For dessert I had the chocolate cake I rescued from Fr. Joe celebration and some of Judy’s lilikoi squares.
I watched Silent Witness. This program has 17 seasons. The first season was in 1996, but it is has a contemporary point of view. I did a little research on women leads in detective shows. 1996 is late already. The earliest one I remember was with Diana Rigg, in The Avengers, which was filmed in the 1960s.
I walked Elsa, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and went to bed. Good night, Elsa, Goodnight, Mike.
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